Amos 5
1 Hør dette ord, en klagesang som jeg istemmer over eder, Israels hus!
You people [MTY] of Israel, listen to this funeral song that I will sing about you:
2 Hun er falt, hun skal aldri reise sig mere, jomfruen Israel; hun ligger nedkastet på sin egen grunn, det er ingen som reiser henne op.
“You are like [MET] a young woman, but in spite of that, you will certainly be struck down and you will never get up again! You will lie on the ground, abandoned, and there will be no one to help you stand up.”
3 For så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Den by som tusen drar ut av, skal ha hundre igjen, og den by som hundre drar ut av, skal ha ti igjen, i Israels hus.
This is what Yahweh the Lord says to the people [MTY] of Israel: [“When your enemies attack you, ] and when 1,000 [of your soldiers] will go [to a battle], there will be only 100 who will survive. When 100 soldiers march out [from a city to fight], there will be only ten who will remain alive.”
4 For så sier Herren til Israels hus: Søk mig, så skal I leve!
Yahweh continues to say to the people [MTY] of Israel: “You Israeli people, return to me! If you do that, you will continue to remain alive.
5 Søk ikke til Betel og kom ikke til Gilgal og dra ikke over til Be'erseba! For Gilgal skal bli bortført, og Betel bli til intet.
Do not go to Bethel to seek [my help]; do not go to Gilgal [to worship]; do not [even] go to Beersheba, because [your enemies] will drag away [the people of] Gilgal to other countries, and Bethel will be completely destroyed.”
6 Søk Herren, så skal I leve! Ellers skal han komme over Josefs hus som en ild, og den skal fortære uten at Betel har nogen som slukker!
So, come to Yahweh; if you do that, you will remain alive. If you do not do that, Yahweh will descend on you descendants [MTY] of Joseph like [SIM] a fire; that fire will burn everything in Bethel, and (nothing/no one) will be able to save that town.
7 De som forvender retten til malurt og kaster rettferdigheten til jorden!
You people distort what is fair/right and cause [people to think that] it is something that is very bitter; you treat good things as though they are evil.
8 Han som har skapt Syvstjernen og Orion og omskifter dødsskygge til morgen og gjør dagen mørk som natten, han som kaller på havets vann og øser dem ut over jorden - Herren er hans navn!
[Do you know who] created all the groups of stars and put them in their places? [Each morning] he causes the darkness to become the dawn, and [each evening] he causes the daylight to become darkness. He scoops up water from the oceans [to become clouds], and then he dumps the water [from the clouds] onto the earth. The one who does those things is named Yahweh.
9 Han som lar ødeleggelse lyne frem mot den sterke og fører ødeleggelse over den faste borg!
He causes strong [soldiers] to be killed, and causes the (high walls around/fortresses of) cities to be torn down.
10 På tinge hater de den som hevder retten, og de avskyr den som taler sannhet.
[He is the one who will punish you] because you hate those who challenge anyone who tries to make unjust decisions, and you hate those who tell the truth in your courts.
11 Derfor, fordi I treder på den fattige og tar avgift i korn av ham, så skal I ikke få bo i de hus av huggen sten som I selv har bygget, og ikke få drikke vin fra de herlige vingårder som I selv har plantet.
You oppress poor people and force them to pay big taxes. You have built big stone mansions [for yourselves], but you will not be able to live in them. You have planted vineyards, but there will not be any [grapes for you to harvest to make] wine.
12 For jeg vet at eders overtredelser er mange og eders synder tallrike; I forfølger den uskyldige, tar imot løsepenger og bøier retten for de fattige på tinge.
I know all of your sins and the terrible crimes that you have committed. You oppress righteous/honest people, and you accept bribes. You do not allow judges to treat poor people justly.
13 Derfor, den som er klok, han tier i denne tid; for det er en ond tid.
This is a time when [many people do] evil things, so people who have good sense say nothing [when they hear about such things being done].
14 Søk det gode og ikke det onde, så I får leve. Da skal Herren, hærskarenes Gud, være med eder, således som I har sagt.
In order to remain alive, you must stop doing what is wrong, and start doing what is right. If you do that, the Commander of the armies of angels will be with you like you claim [that he always is].
15 Hat det onde og elsk det gode og la retten stå fast på tinge! Kanskje Herren, hærskarenes Gud, da vil være nådig mot Josefs levning.
Love what is good, and hate what is evil! Try to cause [judges] in your courts to make decisions that are right/fair! If you do those things, perhaps the Commander of the armies of angels will act mercifully toward [you descendants of] Joseph who are still alive.
16 Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud, så: På alle gater skal det høres klagerop, og i alle streder skal de rope: Ve, ve! Bonden skal kalles til sørgehøitid, og til dem som er kyndige i sørgekveder, skal de si: Syng en sørgesang!
“Because I, Yahweh, [will punish you for your sins], this is what I have solemnly declared: People will be wailing loudly in every street, and people will be very sorrowful in every plaza. Farmers will be summoned to [come and] weep, along with the other official mourners who will wail [for those who have died].
17 Og i alle vingårder skal det høres klagerop; for jeg vil skride frem midt iblandt eder, sier Herren.
People will be wailing in your vineyards, because I will punish you [IDM] severely. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it!”
18 Ve dem som stunder efter Herrens dag! Hvad vil I da med Herrens dag? Den er mørke og ikke lys.
Terrible things will happen to you who desire that it will soon be the day when Yahweh [will punish your enemies], because that will be a day of darkness, not of light.
19 Det er som når en flykter for en løve, men støter på en bjørn, og når han kommer hjem og støtter sig til veggen med hånden, blir han bitt av en orm.
[At that time, ] when you try to run from a lion, you will face a bear. When you run into your house [to be safe], and you put your hand on a wall, it will be bitten by a snake.
20 Ja, Herrens dag er mørke og ikke lys, belgmørk og uten lysskjær.
That day, [when he punishes people], will certainly be [RHQ] a very dark day [MET], without even a little bit of light.
21 Jeg hater og forakter eders høitider, og jeg har ikke behag i eders festforsamlinger;
[Yahweh says], “I hate your religious celebrations and the times when you gather to worship me; I detest them [DOU].
22 for om I ofrer mig brennoffer og matoffer, finner jeg ikke behag i dem, og eders takkoffer av gjøkalver ser jeg ikke på.
Even if you bring me offerings that will be completely burned [on the altar] and offerings of grain, I will no longer accept them. Even if you bring me offerings to renew/maintain fellowship with me, I will not pay any attention to them.
23 La mig slippe for dine larmende sanger! Jeg vil ikke høre på ditt harpespill.
So, stop singing noisy/loud songs! I will not listen when you play harps.
24 Men dommen skal komme veltende som vann, og rettferdigheten som en alltid strømmende bekk.
Instead, your continually acting justly/fairly and righteously should be [never stop, ] like [SIM] [the water in] a river that never stops flowing.
25 Bar I frem for mig slaktoffer og matoffer i ørkenen i de firti år, Israels hus?
You Israeli people [MTY], your [ancestors] wandered through the desert for 40 years; and during that time, they never brought any sacrifices and offerings to me!
26 Nei, I bar eders konges telt og eders billeders fotstykke, eders guds stjerne, som I hadde gjort eder.
But they carried the two idols that they had made— the idols of Succoth, the god [that they considered to be] their king, and Kaiwan, [the image of the] star [that they worshiped].
27 Jeg vil føre eder bort i fangenskap, langt bortenfor Damaskus, sier han hvis navn er Herren, hærskarenes Gud.
Therefore, now I will force you to go to [a country that is] far beyond Damascus! [That will surely happen because] I, the Commander of the armies of angels, have said it!”
